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CLEVELAND, Ohio (WOIO) - Large-scale drug operations have been busted recently in Northeast Ohio, with more than a dozen suspects charged over the last few weeks in federal cases involving fentanyl. The Drug Enforcement Administration has seized significant quantities of drugs and weapons in the region as part of...

CANTON, Ohio (WOIO) - Jail records show a Massillon man is charged and locked up in connection with a hit-skip crash that killed a pedestrian. Miguel Flowers, 55, was booked Tuesday into the Stark County Jail. Record show he is charged with vehicular homicide, vehicular manslaughter, and leaving the scene...

The yellow "STORE CLOSING" signs stood out for people in Cleveland and in Portage County: Family Dollar is closing stores as the year comes to an end.

Buckle up! The Ohio Department of Transportation is proposing more construction along I-77.

AKRON, Ohio (News Talk 1480 WHBC) – There’s labor unrest at the Metro RTA in Akron. The Transport Workers Union and RTA have been in talks for 17 months, says the union. Now a third party is coming up with a proposal. The union leadership says if workers...

John Vincent III no longer has stage fright. However, that wasn’t the case when the Nashville folk troubadour, who has a co-headlining show with Michael Marcagi booked for Dec. 19 at The Agora in Cleveland, was growing up in the Rubber City. “I was born in Akron and lived...

Each year, the Macedonia Police Department - Ohio is proud to take part in Northern Summit County Shop With a Cop, and this year our officers had the honor of hosting 15 kids. The day kicked off in true police style with a ride in patrol cars — sirens blaring and lights flashing — before stopping at Kimpton Middle...

Frustration is growing among Akron Metro RTA drivers and their fellow union staffers who say working conditions have deteriorated.

Members of Akron City Council unanimously asked the administration Monday to find a way to save the Firestone Plant #1 clock tower — or at least the clock face. The clock tower, along with the rest of the 115-year-old building, is due to be demolished next year after the city rejected a Hail Mary proposal from a...

CLEVELAND, Ohio (WOIO) — Five nurses claim they became ill while working at the Cuyahoga County Diversion Center this past summer. We first reported their concerns earlier this month. The nurses worked at a taxpayer-funded corrections-based rehab that received nearly $13 million from the city and county over the...